Safetypin



Oct."13, 1936. c c cc s 2,057,006

SAFETYPIN Filed May 5, 1936 Livia Charles Jflaccamise,

Patented Oct. 13, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

SAFETYPIN Charles J. Caccamise, Rome, N. Y.

Application May 5, 1936, Serial No. 77,987

'7 Claims. (01.24-460) This invention relates to safety pins and the so that when the'arm 4 is released the latter will primary object thereof is to provide a pin of this have its free and positively moved into the keeper; character wherein the pin proper or tongue is The keeper has a slidable latch 12 mounted automatically moved toand normally held, in therein which is tensioned by a coil spring l3;

5 closed position, following opening of the pin, with The stem M of the latch has a head-v |-5 secured 5 a maximum immunity against accidental injury thereto by a pin l6. Referring to Fig. 4 it will to users, and in the instance of children to posi be seen that the nose 12 of the" latch is bevelled tively prevent the pin from being swallowed in as indicated at H and has a notch l8 on its lower open position thereof. side to receive the tongue 4 thereby to positively:

10 A further object of the invention is to provide latch? the latter in position. In order to assemble 10 automatic means for additionally latching the the latch within the keeper an opening I9 is propin in closed position, which means is normally in Vided at one end of the keeper into which the operative position and upon engagement with latch is slid, following which the finger piece the pin is moved to allow the pin to occupy closed is applied and secured by its pin l6 and then 15 position, and then returned to normal position so the opening I 9 may be closed by solder or other 5 as to positively latch the pin in its closed posimeans. The stem I4 of the latch is of non-cirtion. cular formation, as is the opening 2| in the keeper The invention has further and other objects in which the stem slides, thereby to prevent the which will later be set forth in the course of the stem from rotating although permitting free 20 following description. sliding movement thereof. 20

In the drawing: From the foregoing it will be seen that in order Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the invention in to use the pin it is first necessary to withdraw closed position of the pin; the latch, by means of its head l5, following which Fig. 2 is a top plan view; the pin must be manually moved out of the keep- 5 Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail view er against the tension of the spring 9. After the partly in section showing the pin in open posipin has been applied in position as a fastener, tion; and upon release of the tongue, the spring will act to Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 2. positively move same into the keeper and will In proceeding in accordance with the present automatically displace the latch, permitting the invention abody l is provided having a main porfree end of the tongue to pass the latter, where- 30 tion which is curved at one end at 2, and is upon the latch under the influence of its spring formed with a keeper 3 to receive the free end of will be restored to its normal position closing the a pointed bar or tongue 4, the latter constituting keeper. Thus it will be seen that a double sethe pin proper. The tongue 4 is pivoted at 5 to curity is afforded against accidental movement and within a housing 6 which is formed on the of the tongue to its open position. In this re- 35 opposite end of the body I. The keeper 3 is gard it will be observed that even though the latch preferably supported by a strut 1 secured therebe accidentally moved, the pin will still remain to and to the body I, as shown in Fig. 1. An arm in the keeper unless force is exerted to move same 8 is connected to the pivoted end of the tongue 4 against the tension of the holding spring 9. In

and projects toward the keeper 3 and lies in the this manner maximum security is had against 40 space between the tongue 4 and the main poropening of the tongue, which is a desideratum, estion of the body I. A coil spring 9 lies within pecially in the instance of an infant swallowing the housing 6 and is connected at one'end at 9' the pin. to the latter and at its opposite end to the free What is claimed is:

end of the arm 8. A stop I0 is preferably formed 1. In a safety pin, a body having a keeper at 45 on the pivoted end of the tongue 4, and is enone end, a tongue pivoted to the opposite end of gageable with one end of a member H which is the body and having an arm connected thereto mounted Within the housing, thereby to restrict which extends below the under side of the tongue the extent of opening movement of the tongue. and toward the keeper, a spring connected at one As shown in Fig. 3, the member II has its oppoend to the body at a point outwardly beyond the 50 site end engaged by an intermediate portion of pivotal point of the tongue and connected at its the spring H so as to provide an abutment, which opposite end to the arm, a member carried by upon opening movement of the tongue effects inthe body to engage the spring between its ends crease in the length of the spring ll, thereby to to accelerate the action of the spring to return increase the tension of the spring on the arm 4 the tongue to closed position with its free end 55 pivoted tongue having a free end receivable in a within the keeper, a spring pressed. latch to hold the tongue in the keeper, said latch having a part which upon closing movement of the tongue automatically opens the latch to admit the tongue end into the keeper, and a stop adjacent the pivthe keeper, an arm carried by the tongue and extending toward the body and keeper, a spring connected to the body and arm ior holding the tongue engaged with the keeper, and a spring.

pressed latch for holding the tongue in the keeper,

'saidlatch having a part, which upon engagement with the tongue is moved to admit the tongue in the keeper and then snaps over the tongueito hold the latter against movementout ofthe keeper.

4. In a safety pin, a body having a keeper, a

pivoted tongue having a free end receivable in the keeper, spring means to normallymaintain the tongue. in the keeper, means for latching the tongue in the keeper, and means for holding the latching means in closed position and for permit ting the latching means to be moved to admitthe tongue into the keeper by and upon engagement 7 of the tongue'with the latching means. 7

5. In a safety pin, a body having a keeper, a tongue having a free end receivable in the keeper, means to normally hold the tongue in the keeper, and automatic means normally closing the keeper to latch the tongue in the keeper and formed to be moved to automatically admit the tongue into the keeper by and upon engagement of the tongue with the latching means.

6. In a safety pin, a body having a keeper, a tongue pivoted to the body and having a free end received in the keeper, spring means to tension the tongue so as to cause the free end of the lat ter to be" normally engaged in the keeper, and means to maintain an increase in the tension of the spring means throughout the whole range of opening movement of the tongue.

"7. In a safety pin, a body having a keeper at one end, a tongue pivoted to the'oppOsite end of V the body and having an arm connected thereto which extends below the under side-of the tongue and toward the keeperand a spring connected at one end to the body at a point outwardly beyond its opposite end to the arm.

CHARLES J. CACCAMISE.

the pivotal point of the tongue and connected at' r 

